GOP Operatives Charged with Multiple Felony Voter Suppression
How would you complete the following? “What the world needs now is:
a) Love, sweet love.” (from the pop song of the late 60s)
or (more…)
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Could This Be the Safest, Most Powerful Wind Turbine in the World?
Here’s a short video on a new wind turbine concept. A breakthrough?
Ahhh…..no. This is bulls***, for three main reasons.
a) Wind power is a function of the area of the turbine. Tiny turbines necessarily generate tiny amounts of power. (more…)
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Education Went Missing In the U.S., and Here’s What Happened
If there is a single idea that explains the debacle we’re experiencing in the United States it’s the one represented here.
The point raised by Russian novelist, philosopher, and political dissident Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn lies at the core of the racial strife and radical divisiveness that the U.S. is experiencing. All this hatred and ignorance was lying in wait, sitting more or less dormant, until a demagogue arrived on the scene, awakened it, and heated it to a boil.
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The Netherlands Gets It Right
As we all know, the Netherlands leads the way towards decarbonizing transportation. Cars and motorbikes running on gasoline or diesel will be banned from driving in Amsterdam starting in 2030, and commencing next year, gas and diesel cars more than 15 years old will be banned from going within the A10 ring road around the city.
In addition, the country is world famous for its promotion of bicycling. 36% of people surveyed name the bicycle as their most frequent mode of transport on a typical day. Cycling has a modal share of 27% of all trips (urban and rural) nationwide. (more…)
New Debate Rules?
Fine, unless we want to cancel the other two. Seriously, haven’t we seen enough?
We have a reasonable human being running against a sociopath. If that wasn’t clear yesterday, isn’t it today? Is there anything imaginable that will add further clarity?
But, As a Despicable Ignorant Fool, He’s Doing a Great Job
This from the ex-Director of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, indicating where this country is at this moment in time. Almost 44% of Americans think the precise opposite, i.e., that Trump is a competent leader, taking us to new heights in terms of governmental excellence, integrity, international respect, and economic strength.
It’s more than a different viewpoint; it’s an alternate universe.
Trump: “Proud Boys, Stand By”
White nationalists in Charlottesville, VA
This really should be the end. During the course of the first of three scheduled debates, the U.S. president refused to condemn white supremacy, and told the Proud Boys (neo-fascist “fraternal” organization that has engaged in political violence) to “stand by,” meaning “await further instructions.” (more…)
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Reducing Our Dependency on Cows
Achieving sustainability in terms of our planet’s environment has two large components: low-carbon energy and better land management. Solar panels and wind turbines are sexy, at least some people say, but we tend to overlook the fact that we’re clearing 3900 square miles of Amazon rainforest per year, largely for cows. That’s the equivalent of the area of one championship golf course every 29 minutes.
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Trump: “Crackhead”
It’s hard to imagine the profile of a voter in the upcoming U.S. presidential election who is “undecided” at this point. Going into the debate, Biden led the national polls 53.8% – 43.8%, so we’re only talking about 2.4%, but who are they? The majority perceive the president to be a sociopath, but almost half like what they have seen over the past four years, and believe that Trump is the only thing standing in the way of turning the United States into Venezuela, or, perhaps worse, Denmark, the social democracy with almost no destitution, rating #1 in world happiness. (more…)
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Supreme Court Nominee of Dubious Character
The meme here makes a point I hadn’t considered.
A person of her intelligence must be aware that Trump has no concerns outside of his own pleasures and enrichment, and is, at best, neutral to the interests of the country and its people.
We’re certainly not a nation of good character at this point, are we?
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